Introducing The Web Configurator; Web Configurator Overview; Accessing The Zywall Web Configurator - ZyXEL Communications ZYWALL P1 User Manual

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This chapter describes how to access the ZyWALL web configurator and provides an
overview of its screens.

2.1 Web Configurator Overview

The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy ZyWALL
setup and management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape
Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:
• Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by
default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.
• JavaScripts (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
See Appendix C on page 435
Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

2.2 Accessing the ZyWALL Web Configurator

Use the following process to log into the web configurator when the ZyWALL is in router or
bridge mode. See
configuration mode.
1 Make sure your ZyWALL hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer/
computer network to connect to the ZyWALL (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
2 Launch your web browser.
3 Type the ZyWALL's IP address as the URL ("192.168.167.1" is the default).
Alternatively, if you have enabled the management FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
Name), you can use the management domain name to access the ZyWALL from the
LAN (see
4 A login screen displays. Type the password ("1234" is the default) and click Login. In
some versions, the default password appears automatically - if this is the case, click
ZyWALL P1 User's Guide
Introducing the Web
if you want to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet
Chapter 24 on page 393
Section 23.3 on page 365 for details).
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